Dodging geezer Russell Brand has admitted that he sometimes does not pay for his train tickets.

The Cockney comic , who is worth £15million, revealed that he jumped the barrier for a train from London to Chelmsford, Essex, skipping the £14.90 rail fare.

Speaking at a recording of a podcast in East London on Thursday night, Russ, 38, said: “From someone that’s gone from no wealth to wealth, I know that money doesn’t make me happier. Like I jumped the train yesterday when I had to go to Chelmsford.

"I could have got a ticket but I couldn’t be bothered with the rigmarole of getting one. I realised all I had to do was get over a barrier so I did that and then slid out the other end behind someone.”

Greater Anglia, which runs the route, can fine and even prosecute fare dodgers.

Yesterday, a spokesman for the firm declined to comment on Russell’s admission but said: “We take fare evasion very seriously as it is in the interest of everyone that travels.”